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| Director: | John Sherwood | 
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| Writer: | Jack Arnold, Norman Jolley, Robert M. Fresco | 
| Staring: | 
| Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert community. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 01, 1957 | 
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| Director: | John Sherwood | 
| Writer: | Jack Arnold, Norman Jolley, Robert M. Fresco | 
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Horror | 
| Keywords | california, small town, meteor, dam, black and white, scientist, desert, school teacher, monolith, newspaper editor, geologist, salt water, iron lung, silicon, little girl in peril, southwest desert, stones | 
| Production Companies | Universal International Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Grant Williams | Dave Miller | 
| Lola Albright | Cathy Barrett | 
| Les Tremayne | Martin Cochrane | 
| Trevor Bardette | Prof. Arthur Flanders | 
| William Flaherty | Police Chief Dan Corey | 
| Harry Jackson | Dr. Steve Hendricks | 
| Richard H. Cutting | Dr. E.J. Reynolds | 
| Linda Scheley | Ginny Simpson | 
| Dean Cromer | Highway Patrolman | 
| Steve Darrell | Joe Higgins | 
| Paul Petersen | Bobby | 
| William Schallert | Weatherman | 
| Phil Harvey | Ben Gilbert | 
| Troy Donahue | Hank Jackson | 
| Carol Morris | Nurse 1 | 
| Claudia Bryar | Mrs. Simpson | 
| Ezelle Poule | Ethel | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Jack Arnold | Story | 
| Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist | 
| John Sherwood | Director | 
| Ellis W. Carter | Director of Photography | 
| Norman Jolley | Screenplay | 
| Robert M. Fresco | Screenplay, Story | 
| Patrick McCormack | Editor | 
| Clifford Stine | Visual Effects | 
| Irving Gertz | Original Music Composer | 
| Herman Stein | Original Music Composer | 
| Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction | 
| Robert Emmet Smith | Art Direction | 
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration | 
| William P. Tapp | Set Decoration | 
| Marilyn Sotto | Costume Design | 
| Frank Brendel | Special Effects | 
| Robert Pierce | Assistant Camera | 
| Harry L. Underwood | Camera Operator | 
| Rollie Lane | Still Photographer | 
| Leslie I. Carey | Sound | 
| Frank H. Wilkinson | Sound | 
| Joseph E. Kenney | Assistant Director | 
| Joseph Gershenson | Music Supervisor | 
| Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer | 
| Bob Herron | Stunts | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Howard Christie | Producer | 
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